I have gotten into many arguments over this one

    • spicy pancakeOP
      2•2 years ago

      good cheesecake is cheesecake I like, in this context.

      so the only way to tell if it’s good is to bring me some. :]

      • @[email protected]
        3•2 years ago

        OK, so as I suspected, your “unpopular opinion” is, when all the blather is stripped away, “I don’t like anything but plain cheesecake”.

        Not so impressive when worded that way, is it?

          • @[email protected]
            1•2 years ago

            Then why obfuscate it with all the verbiage? Just say “I don’t like any cheesecake but plain cheesecake.”

            • catbaba
              3•2 years ago

              Yeah, come on. Just fill out cheesecake form 44-1A and remit it to Lemmy’s cheesecake department

  • @[email protected]
    6•2 years ago

    I agree with you.

    I had had all kinds of cheesecake for a long time in my life, all kinds of different flavors.

    Then at one point I had /good/ cheesecake.

    And immediately realized everything up to that point was garbage. Did some research and the old stuff I had had before was not even really cheesecake, basically just a fast food level cheesecake analog.

    Real cheesecake is quite good.

    • spicy pancakeOP
      2•2 years ago

      If you drench plain cheesecake in anything, it’s not a problem for me, because it’s now literally anyone else’s problem I ain’t touchin it lol

  • Mister Neon
    7•2 years ago

    So does that include toppings? I can understand cheesecake with strawberries in it not being your thing, but does that include plain cheesecake with a strawberry glaze on top? Does any sort of fruit, powdered sugar/cinnamon, or cookie ruin it?

    I’m from The South so my favorite cheesecake was one that had a key lime pie on top of it, does that count?

  • watson
    11•2 years ago

    While I agree it is the best cheesecake I can’t agree it’s the only good one. lol

  • @[email protected]
    9•2 years ago

    I feel the same way about a good donut. Also bacon is best as just bacon and never improved by wrapping it around things and under or over cooking it. And the perfect cookie is a simple, perfectly baked, chocolate chip cookie. With so many foods, simple and perfectly prepared will always beat overly complex.

    • spicy pancakeOP
      4•2 years ago

      I feel you on donuts since my favorite donut is a plain fastnacht

      I used to like bacon but then my tastebuds decided to rewire in my early 20s and now it’s too salty :[

      Ooh, here’s another horrible opinion from me. The best chocolate chip cookie has no chips. Just give me that delicious baking soda taste yessss.

      If anyone knows what planet I’m from please lmk.

      • @[email protected]
        5•2 years ago

        I respect your opinion, but you’re missing out on so much good delicious hot crispy sizzling bacon. Just by unsalted next time lol

      • @[email protected]
        1•2 years ago

        That might be one to mention to your doctor actually. It shouldn’t be anything too concerning but it may be indicative of a deficiency in some nutrients or mineral.

        My doctors got very concerned when I mentioned that I disliked the taste of salt. Not just salty foods or bacon but just the weird mineral and acrid taste of salt. Better now but still not a fan.

        That your body does want a different sodium pairing is interesting.

        Do you drink a lot of electrolyte drinks like Gatorade?

      • @[email protected]
        2•2 years ago

        I almost added chocolate and coffee, but there is just so much variety in both and I love them all. Besides, chocolate+peanut butter+pretzels is kind of my exception to the less is more argument.

    • @[email protected]
      6•2 years ago

      Chocolate chip is a garbage-tier cookie. I get supremely disappointed when what I thought was a delicious oatmeal raisin cookie turns out to be a lame chocolate chip. Won’t eat them.

      • @[email protected]
        2•2 years ago

        One the one hand I agree that oatmeal raisin cookies are great, but you’re just wrong about chocolate chip. Sometimes my grandma would “adulterate” oatmeal raisin cookies by adding M&M’s.

  • @[email protected]
    7•2 years ago

    That is the dilemma:

    Why would you flavor cheesecake with something that doesn’t taste as good as cheesecake?

    • spicy pancakeOP
      3•2 years ago

      Hm I would argue that caramel and coffee for example are flavors that are better than cheesecake. But flavoring cheesecake with them makes the result much worse than the sum of its flavor parts.

      I think vice versa too. I would not enjoy cheesecake flavored caramel nor cheesecake flavored coffee

  • @[email protected]
    5•2 years ago

    I don’t know man I make a damn good triple chocolate cheesecake, peanut butter cheesecake, and apple pie cheesecake.

  • @[email protected]
    2•2 years ago

    If you’re not too set in your ways, try it with some honey. Real honey, not honey flavored syrup.

    • spicy pancakeOP
      6•2 years ago

      Congrats you’ve unlocked a bonus unpopular opinion of mine: honey is too gross to be enjoyable. It’s bee vomit 😭

      And yet I enjoy other gross things like fermented milk, grasshopper tacos, and roasted crickets. My brain’s weird.

  • @[email protected]
    4•2 years ago

    I disagree, but what this community is about. I got to admit, making a good fruit cheesecake is more difficult than making a good plain cheesecake, so I agree that often the plain one is better than the fruity one. Not always.

    Is this only a cheesecake thing or do you also dislike all cheese+fruit combinations? Have you tried Mascarpone gelato?

    • spicy pancakeOP
      2•2 years ago

      I like cream cheese and jam on toast, I suppose, but not enough that I ever remember it’s a valid combo and make it.

      I have not tried mascarpone gelato but would try it. I’ll keep an eye out for it